The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-27
An Old Woman Who Knew That Some
Accident Was Hanging over Her.

Accident Was Hanging over Her.
A sharp-faced, rather old woman,
angular and given to sudden snaps,
accompanied by her daughter, in
whom there was a strong maternal re-
semblahce, wero among the passengers
on ''mixed" train in southern
Missouri.
'Bet this land wouldn't sprout
black-eyed pea" said the old woman,
contemptuously waving her hand at
at washed hillside.
Yes" the daughter replied, an I'll
bet them folks up thar amt got nothin'
much ter eat"
"By the way, Puss,' said the old
woman, "speakin' o somethin' to eat
puts me in mind O. them pies. Air
you shore you put 'em in the carpet
bagP'
"Yes'm, know / did,"
"Ah, Lord" replied the moth
err" jest don't know how some folks
gifts along aohow. As for me, wy I'm
jest obleeged to have something to
eat, no matter whatever else I'm
obleeged TO do without. Now there
was your pore father wy, l jest know
he liked something to eat better than
any pore old soul that ever lived.
If know that, mother but don't cry.
These folks will litter at you"
Il don't kere if they do, for | jest
KANT think that I've got to give him
up. Jest few nights before he was
took down on his mortal bed, he woke
me up in the middle O. the night an
says, Patsey, les get up an eat n
snack David, says /, there amt
nothin' cooked an the fires out an the
woods green. Never mind, I'll fix
all that, says he, an Puss, that pore
old man got outcn his bed an split up
a troif that we kept bran in, an kin
died a fire. He did enjoy eatin' more
than any pore old man | ever seed.
Puss, air you right shore you put them
pies in the carpet-bag?"
Mother, jest know l did"
well, Puss, you know that I've had
so much trouble lately that | kahn put
no confidence in anything. The other
day when Miz Gregg brought the tur-
key aigs, l jest couldn' keep from coun-
tin 'em, although she ashored me
there was dozen; but, Puss, don't you
know | KANT help but believe that one
o them aigs was added when she
brought 'em. You noticed that we
didn' have to persuade her much to
stay to dinner an eat My stars, |
never did see a body eat so; but then,
she did say the custard was good. Puss,
we've both had so much trouble, that
] declar' | do.l't feel safe about them
pies"
Mother, / keep tellin' you that l
put 'em in the carpet-bag. I'll jest let
you satisfy yourself" She reached
over, lifted the carpet-bag on her lap,
and opened it, The bag contained sew
eral small bundles. but no pies. The
old woman gasped, and Puss eXclaim-
ed:
al Jest know that / did put 'em in
here, now; know it, an nobody
neenter say didn't. Somebody has
robbed us, that's what they have"
Come here a minit!' said the old
woman, springing to her feet and shak-
ing her fist ut the conductor.
what is the matter?' the official
asked, when he had obeyed the sum
mons.
Matter the deuce! Whar's them
plesP"
"Piesp"
"Yes, pies dried peach pies, two
turn overs an II round one. Come,
whar air they?"
Madam, declare"
Don't declare nothin'. Gimme
them pies" He stepped back. but
she fiercely advanced upon him. ii
'elt all the time that something was
goin' to happen to 'em, an now want
'em. Whar air they?"
MADAM, I'll swea. -"
ii don't want no swearin',' want
the pies-two turn-overs an round
one"
II assure you haven't got them,"
sad the conductor, ''but can't say rs
much for that man" pointing to fat
old fellow who sat nodding. She few